I'm driving a big lazy car rushin' up the highway in the darkI got one hand steady on the wheel and one hand's tremblin' over my heartIt's pounding baby like it's gonna bust right on throughAnd it ain't gonna stop till I'm alone again with you

A friend of mine became a father last nightWhen we spoke in his voice I could hear the lightOf the skies and the rivers the timberwolf in the pinesAnd that great jukebox out on Route 39They say he travels fastest who travels aloneBut tonight I miss my girl mister tonight I miss my home

Is it the sound of the leavesLeft blown by the waysideThat's got me out here on this spooky old highway tonightIs it the cry of the riverWith the moonlight shining throughThat ain't what scares me babyWhat scares me is losing you

They say if you die in your dreams you really die in your bedBut honey last night I dreamed my eyes rolled straight back in my headAnd God's light came shinin' on throughI woke up in the darkness scared and breathin' and born anewIt wasn't the cold river bottom I felt rushing over meIt wasn't the bitterness of a dream that didn't come trueIt wasn't the wind in the grey fields I felt rushing through my armsNo no baby it was youSo hold me close honey say you're forever mineAnd tell me you'll be my lonely valentine